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130 - ATPL Question Bank in English - An aircraft maintains FL 180 in the Northern Hemisphere and has a crosswind from the left. Assuming approximately horizontal geostrophic flow above the friction layer, what happens to its true altitude as it flies across the pressure-level height contours?

Question 130 - Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

It remains constant
It increases
Without knowing temperatures at FL 180 this question cannot be answered.
It decreases

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